Portugal has paid its final respects to former President Mario Soares, following his death on Saturday at the age of 92.

Soares was the founder of Portugal's Socialist party and led his country's democratic transition after the 1974 revolution.

He also spearheaded the country's entry into the EU and several senior political veterans from Europe's Left were in attendance at the state funeral in Lisbon on Tuesday.

Paying his own tribute, Joao Soares, the son of the former president, said: "My…
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